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Editors Salary in Mobile, Alabama

The annual salary statistics of editors in Mobile, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of editors in Mobile is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Editors in Mobile, Alabama

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,820
25th Percentile Wage
$40,830
50th Percentile Wage
$60,830
75th Percentile Wage
$76,630
90th Percentile Wage
$100,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors in Mobile, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,820.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$60,830
31.81% 43.35%
2020
$41,480
10.56% -
2019
$37,100
6.42% -
2018
$34,720
-0.03% -
2013
$34,730
0.78% -
2012
$34,460
- -

Table 2. Compare Editors Salary in Mobile with Other Alabama Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,830 in Mobile is in the middle of salary range for editors in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of editors in Mobile is 13.0 percent (13.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 69.8 percent (69.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Huntsville
$69,940
Montgomery
$61,010
Mobile
$60,830
Birmingham-Hoover
$59,610
Tuscaloosa
$52,450
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$43,560
Dothan
$31,250
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$28,040
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$27,210
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$18,380

See also: Top paying jobs in Mobile, Alabama.